UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 40-F/A

(Amendment No. 1)

o REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016

Commission file number: 001-37915

FORTIS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada		4911		98-0352146
(Province of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

Fortis Place, Suite 1100

5 Springdale Street

St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador

Canada A1E 0E4

(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

CT Corporation System

111 Eighth Avenue

New York, New York 10011

(212) 590-9070

(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code) of agent for service in the United States)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Common Shares, without par value		New York Stock Exchange
(Title of Class)		(Name of exchange on which registered)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:

o Annual information form o Audited annual financial statements

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

401,486,414 Common Shares as of December 31, 2016

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes o No o

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Fortis Inc. (the “Corporation”) is filing this Form 40-F/A to the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 40-F, dated February 16, 2017 (the “Form 40-F”), for the sole purpose of re-filing the consent from its independent auditor which inadvertently failed to consent to the incorporation by reference of their audit report contained in the Form 40-F into the Corporation’s effective registration statements filed with the SEC.

Other than the correction to the consent included as Exhibit 99.8, no other changes have been made to the Form 40-F. This Form 40-F/A speaks as of the original time of filing the Form 40-F, does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to such filing, and does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Form 40-F.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit		Description
99.1*		Annual Information Form of the Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016
99.2*		Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016
99.3*		Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016
99.4*		Chief Executive Officer certification required by Rule 13a-14(a)
99.5*		Chief Financial Officer certification required by Rule 13a-14(a)
99.6*		Chief Executive Officer certification required by Rule 13a-14(b)
99.7*		Chief Financial Officer certification required by Rule 13a-14(b)
99.8		Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
99.9*		Amendment to the Corporation’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics Policy

*Previously filed with the Commission.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Corporation certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this amendment to the annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

	FORTIS INC.


	By:	/s/ Karl W. Smith
		Karl W. Smith
Date: March 1, 2017		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer